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ALL-CONFERENCE HONORS: All-Pac-12 honors will be released Tuesday, Dec. 1. The Conference office will release first and second teams honors, while Pac-12 Networks will unveil the various Player of the Year honors, including Coach of the Year and Scholar-Athlete of the Year on Inside Pac-12 Football at 6 p.m. PT.

BOWL ELIGIBLE: For the third consecutive year, the Pac-12 has a record-tying nine bowl eligible teams in ARIZONA, ARIZONA STATE, CALIFORNIA, OREGON, STANFORD, UCLA, USC, UTAH and WASHINGTON STATE are bowl eligible. With one more win, the WASHINGTON Huskies can join the group. The Golden Bears are bowl eligible for the first time since 2011. The Cougars are bowl eligible for the first time since 2013 and just the second time since 2003.

DIVISION RACES: The North Division has been settled. With STANFORD’s win over California, the Cardinal clinched their third North Division title in the last four years ... In the South Division, it comes down to the winner of the UCLA-USC game. For the Bruins, it would mean their third FCG appearance, while the Trojans are looking for their first FCG appearance (the Trojans finished first in the South Division in 2011, but were ineligible for the postseason).

ROAD WARRIORS: In 49 Conference games played to date, the visiting team is 25-24. 

POLL WATCHING: The polls have been a revolving door for Pac-12 teams. After a one week absence, UCLA moves back into the AP poll this week, joining STANFORD, OREGON and WASHINGTON STATE. While UTAH fell out of the AP poll, ending a streak of 14 straight weeks in the regular season poll, the Utes remain in the Coaches poll at No. 25. For Washington State, the No. 20 ranking is its highest since the final AP poll of the 2003 season when it finished at No. 9 ... Five different Pac-12 teams this season have been ranked in the AP Top 10 ... Over the last two seasons, 10 different Pac-12 teams have been ranked among the AP Top 25, while six different Conference teams have been ranked among the Top 10.

ALL-PURPOSE: STANFORD sophomore RB Christian McCaffrey continues to lead the FBS with 255.18 all-purpose yards per game, by nearly 50 yards over the next player (Tyler Ervin, San Jose State, 206.73 ypg). His school-record 389 all-purpose yards posted against California is the top mark in the FBS this season ... McCaffrey has rushed for 100 or more yards in nine straight games. His 2,807 all-purpose yardage breakdown is as follows: 1,546 rushing, 416 receiving, 813 kick return, 32 punt return ... Since 1978, only four other Conference players have averaged 200 or more all-purpose yards per game for an entire season - USC’s Marcus Allen in 1981 (232.6 avg), Stanford’s Glyn Milburn in 1990 (202.0 avg), USC’s Reggie Bush in 2005 (222.3 avg) and USC’s Marqise Lee in 2012 (206.4 avg). Coincidentally, Milburn’s teammate in 1990 was Ed McCaffrey (father of Christian), who had 61 receptions for 917 yards and a Conference-leading 91.7 receiving yards per game that season ... In addition to McCaffrey, the Pac-12 boasts OREGON’s Royce Freeman (7th, 164.8 ypg) and UTAH’s Devontae Booker (8th, 157.9 ypg) among the FBS all-purpose leaders.

PAC-12 NETWORK TO TAB ALL-CENTURY TEAM: The Pac-12 Network will honor the Conference’s 100-year anniversary with the selection of an All-Century team. Each Tuesday on the Network’s Inside Pac-12 Football show, the finalists/top 10 vote getters for each position as selected by a panel comprised of media, former players, coaches and administrators will be unveiled. The actual All-Century Team will be announced on Tuesday, December 1. To date, here are the finalists as selected by the panel:

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